were they planning to do cliff diving? no, but again, this is the right sort of ideaDoes the wedding involve an airplane? the space shuttle? a glider? Hang glider? some kind of slingshot? trebu-- treb...catapult? a skyscraper? A tightrope? trapese? being shot out of a cannon? trampoline? parasailing? parachuting from something other than a plane? Into the Grand Canyon? not exactly any of these, and yet...

Ok, we're talking about a couple right? A man and a woman? The couple planned to put themselves in a dangerous place for their wedding?

The blunt force trauma they are risking, does it include "high speed" dirt (impacting the ground at un-safe speeds)? Are they going to climb to this place? Be carried? lifted? shot? flung? teleported? driven? taking an elevator? climbing stairs? fly in some kind of vehicle? a gondola? ski-lift?

Ok, we're talking about a couple right? right A man and a woman? yesThe couple planned to put themselves in a dangerous place for their wedding? indeed

The blunt force trauma they are risking, does it include "high speed" dirt (impacting the ground at un-safe speeds)? that is one of the possible consequences, yesAre they going to climb to this place? this one, and then... Be carried? lifted? shot? flung? teleported? driven? taking an elevator? climbing stairs? fly in some kind of vehicle? a gondola? ski-lift?

They planning to climb a mountain? The name of the mountain relevant? Some significant landmark? half dome? Is there not enough air at the peak to effectively go through the vows? Were they planning to ski down once they got to the top?

Would they abseil down? it is not recorded how they actually planned to get down. However...

By Chuck Raby (Wildcard) on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 07:26 pm:

They planning to climb a mountain? no The name of the mountain relevant? Some significant landmark? half dome? Is there not enough air at the peak to effectively go through the vows? it wasn't a mountain. And how much air does it take to say "I do", anyway? (The boy who said "Too much" will stay behind after class.) Were they planning to ski down once they got to the top? no

Is it rocky? Is it a well-known landmark? Is it something people are known to have climbed? Does it rise up above the ground? Is it above ground? Below? Partially or fully in water? Do they plan to be married on the face of the thing they will climb? Atop its peak? At its bottom?

Is it rocky? yope Is it a well-known landmark? no Is it something people are known to have climbed? yope Does it rise up above the ground? yope Is it above ground? yope Below? no Partially or fully in water? noDo they plan to be married on the face of the thing they will climb? no Atop its peak? no At its bottom? no

This thing they are climbing...does part of it rise above the ground? Does it involve plants in any way? They climbing a tree? Are they climbing in a cave? Are they climbing a rock formation of any kind? Are they climbing something made of ice? snow?

This thing they are climbing FA ...does part of it rise above the ground? yes Does it involve plants in any way? no They climbing a tree? noAre they climbing in a cave? yes Are they climbing a rock formation of any kind? yopeAre they climbing something made of ice? snow? yope

Recall that a "Buzzard yope" generally involves a quantitative, rather than a qualitative, misapprehension

Is the plan is to make several climbs? noAre they spelunking, climbing outside, this one or some of both? Are they travelling from one location to another that involves some climbing and other tasks? well, yes, but what they are basically doing is mountain-climbing. It's just that...

Or is the misapprehension that both are climbing? no - the misapprehension has not to do with the number of climbers, but with... Does one wait for the other atop a mountain, no or inside a cave? no Do they both climb this one /spelunk/otherwise travel?

Is the 'aisle' walked down in the ceremony vertical? well, I suppose that would be a possible way of looking at it Is it through a cave or up a rock face? neither 'Cause that'd be cool. cool things do not happen in woubit puzzles. He is a grumpy old man these days.

Mmm.. So the quantitative misapprehension does not invlove the number of climbs, nor the number of climbers... Number of thing(s) climbed? precisely Are there other people or other entities involved? well, there is the celebrant, who is a little more than preipherally involved. And there are the congregation, but they are not really very much involved at all. Even the ones who always cry at weddings.

If number of things climbed, is it a mountain range or chain that we're talking about? there are two mountains involved A country being transversed? A planet?

And this is a tad confusing: Are they climbing in a cave? yes sorry about that. No idea where that one came from at all They are not climbing in a cave. They are climbing two mountains. One each.Are they spelunking, climbing outside, this one or some of both?

Will they be married when each reaches the peak? Will one then move from one peak to the next? Will they meet somewhere in between? Is the location of the celebrant/guests important? Any helicopters involved? Any sort of flying, gliding or hovering craft?

Will they be married when each reaches the peak? no Will one then move from one peak to the next? no, but this is very much the right idea Will they meet somewhere in between? yes, indeed Is the location of the celebrant/guests important? the celebrant is with the bride and groom. The congregation is on terra firma.Any helicopters involved? Any sort of flying, gliding or hovering craft? nothing like this

Curiouser and curiouser... So they each climb a mountain, and meet in-between... exactly and precisely so is there a tightrope? well, not a tightrope. Just a rope. Or, to be exact, more than one rope. Cable car? Zip line (if that's what those are called)?

Is the plan to leap off the peaks? no To be suspended between them? yes, indeed To balance on something between them? no

Will they use any sorts of vehicles to meet in-between? Any special equipment, such as safety equipment (parachutes, repelling ropes, etc.)? just ropes

Will they be at a distance above ground where falling would mean death? yes, indeed

Will they meet on a third mountain? On some other structure? Natural structure? Manmade? Or will the meet in air between the mountaintops? this one. To clarify: the bride will climb one mountain, the groom another. Each, supported by a rope (or arrangement of ropes) will meet the other in mid air between the mountains in order to exchange vows. The priest has his own arrangement of ropes, but this does not matter much.

In view of the above, what is it that this marrying couple had better not do, with respect to each other as it were?

Of course... However I was suggesting that it would probably be a good idea not to have others involved; I suppose the priest is a bit of a given, unless he gave the sevice with the aid of amplification, both audial and probably visual...

I would think that the bride better not be pregnant before attempting this unique nuptial experience also...